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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 1 | Tuesday January 12, 2010
InDEX
2 · News Digest
4 · Opinion
7 · Sudoku
9 · Lifestyle
20 · Classifieds
24 · Sports
Best of: The finest movies
and music the year 2009 had
to offer. PAGE 9
Bowling: USC football ends its
season with an Emerald Bowl
victory. PAGE 24
By christianna kyriacou
Daily Trojan
The opening of the doors at the Von KleinSmid Center
Library Monday represented a huge victory for the stu-dents
and faculty members who rely on the library’s spe-cialized
collection.
In late November, Catherine Quinlan, dean of the USC
libraries, announced that the VKC Library would be
closed and converted into music practice rooms, citing
space considerations. The current music practice facil-ity
is slated for demolition and administrators chose the
VKC Library as the new destination, thinking they could
easily redistribute the library’s resources to the Doheny
Memorial Library and other university libraries.
But within a week of the announcement the univer-sity
reversed its decision, leaving the library intact. The
fate of the music practice rooms, however, remains un-certain.
“The unresolved issue is the school of music still needs
to find a space for the [Music Practice and Instruction
Center] building because it’s being torn down to accom-modate
an athletic training facility,” said Dr. Robert
Labaree, head of the VKC Library.
Thornton School of Music Dean Robert Cutietta said
the Music Practice and Instruction Center is no longer ef-fectively
serving the needs of Thornton’s students.
“The practice rooms are the core, the heartbeat, of a
school of music because the students use them so much,
so it should be a nice facility for them,” Cutietta said. “If
we are going to stay in that building, it needs major reno-vations,
and we would rather move.”
The PIC building, which borders Cromwell Field, the
Howard Jones Practice Field, the intramural field and
Heritage Hall, has been on the demolition list for a long
time, according to Rob Cooper, vice provost for planning
Closing of
VKC library
reconsidered
Officials are searching for a new location for the
music rooms that would have moved to VKC.
| see Library, page 3 |
Moving on · Pete Carroll officially announced his resignation as the head football coach on Monday after rumors of his
imminent exit pervaded the sports world this weekend. Carroll will now be the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
For ful coverage se page 24
By Laura cueva
Daily Trojan
Progress on the Expo Line
— a rail line that will run down
Exposition Boulevard and around
the USC campus — continues to
chug along, but recent develop-ments
may cause traffic congestion
in some areas and unrest among cit-izens
in others.
The final version of the project’s
Environmental Impact Report was
recently released, outlining the pos-sible
impacts of extending passen-ger
train service throughout the
area. The report noted several over-passes
that residents desired near
schools could not be built, leaving
many residents upset.
The rail line will pass near Dorsey
High School and Foshay Learning
Center, where at-level street cross-ing
will be built as opposed to aerial
overpasses. Concerns have been and
continue to be raised about the safe-ty
of the crossings, especially in ar-eas
with high numbers of children.
“Our basic objection is that the
line is being built at street level,
and that’s a danger,” said Damien
Goodmon, coordinator of the Fix
Expo Rail Campaign.
Expo Line project officials and
MTA policies, however, said the
street and pedestrian crossings are
safe and will not be congested.
Beyond safety concerns, the proj-ect
has faced budgeting and sched-uling
hurdles from its inception.
“This region needs rail transit,”
Goodmon said. “But it does not need
it built cheaply and inadequately.”
But Gabriela Collins of the Expo
Line project said many of the con-cerns
have arisen from project en-hancements
that were not part of
the original plan. She said the main
goal is simply to finish the project.
“We’ve been responsive to con-cerns,”
Collins said. “Our focus is to
work to complete construction in
a timely fashion and provide an al-ternative
to the 10 freeway, which is
highly congested.”
The issues with scheduling — the
project was originally set to be fin-ished
earlier than is now planned
— have been brought to California
Public Utilities Commissioner
Timothy Simon, who said in an
open letter that expediting the proj-ect
is a major concern.
“You can be assured that I am
fully aware of the legitimate public
need for a speedy resolution,” Simon
wrote. “In this regard, I have asked
all of our staff to expedite this pro-cess.
I consider this of the highest
priority.”
The project is currently in
Phase 2, which encompasses certi-fication
of the Final Environmental
Impact Report and outlines an ex-tension
and certification of the
Concerns raised as Expo Rail construction continues
Construction work on the
stations surrounding USC
could cause traffic problems.
| see expo, page 7 |
By Natalie Chau
Daily Trojan
As health care continues to take
center stage on Capitol Hill and across
the country, students and profession-als
from the Keck School of Medicine
traveled to Sacramento this weekend
to lobby for single-payer health care.
Hosted by the California Health
Professional Student Alliance, Lobby
Day 2010 served as a venue for more
than 500 medical students and pro-fessionals
to appeal to state legisla-tors
in hopes of gaining support for
a statewide, single-payer health care
bill.
The USC group California Student
Physicians for Healthcare Reform
helped spread the word about Lobby
Day and recruited nearly 50 Keck stu-dents
and professionals who are pas-sionate
about single-payer health
care.
Keck students
lobby for health
care reform
Students and faculty attend a
two-day conference to push for
single-payer health care.
| see keck, page 8 |
The end of an era
Expo Line Route
USC Vermont
Station
USC/Expo
Park Station
Jefferson
Station
Vermont Ave .
F igue roa St.
F lower St.
J e ff e r s on Blv d .
Expos ition Blvd.
Leah Turner | Daily Trojan
Mike Lee | Daily Trojan

Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 1 | Tuesday January 12, 2010
InDEX
2 · News Digest
4 · Opinion
7 · Sudoku
9 · Lifestyle
20 · Classifieds
24 · Sports
Best of: The finest movies
and music the year 2009 had
to offer. PAGE 9
Bowling: USC football ends its
season with an Emerald Bowl
victory. PAGE 24
By christianna kyriacou
Daily Trojan
The opening of the doors at the Von KleinSmid Center
Library Monday represented a huge victory for the stu-dents
and faculty members who rely on the library’s spe-cialized
collection.
In late November, Catherine Quinlan, dean of the USC
libraries, announced that the VKC Library would be
closed and converted into music practice rooms, citing
space considerations. The current music practice facil-ity
is slated for demolition and administrators chose the
VKC Library as the new destination, thinking they could
easily redistribute the library’s resources to the Doheny
Memorial Library and other university libraries.
But within a week of the announcement the univer-sity
reversed its decision, leaving the library intact. The
fate of the music practice rooms, however, remains un-certain.
“The unresolved issue is the school of music still needs
to find a space for the [Music Practice and Instruction
Center] building because it’s being torn down to accom-modate
an athletic training facility,” said Dr. Robert
Labaree, head of the VKC Library.
Thornton School of Music Dean Robert Cutietta said
the Music Practice and Instruction Center is no longer ef-fectively
serving the needs of Thornton’s students.
“The practice rooms are the core, the heartbeat, of a
school of music because the students use them so much,
so it should be a nice facility for them,” Cutietta said. “If
we are going to stay in that building, it needs major reno-vations,
and we would rather move.”
The PIC building, which borders Cromwell Field, the
Howard Jones Practice Field, the intramural field and
Heritage Hall, has been on the demolition list for a long
time, according to Rob Cooper, vice provost for planning
Closing of
VKC library
reconsidered
Officials are searching for a new location for the
music rooms that would have moved to VKC.
| see Library, page 3 |
Moving on · Pete Carroll officially announced his resignation as the head football coach on Monday after rumors of his
imminent exit pervaded the sports world this weekend. Carroll will now be the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
For ful coverage se page 24
By Laura cueva
Daily Trojan
Progress on the Expo Line
— a rail line that will run down
Exposition Boulevard and around
the USC campus — continues to
chug along, but recent develop-ments
may cause traffic congestion
in some areas and unrest among cit-izens
in others.
The final version of the project’s
Environmental Impact Report was
recently released, outlining the pos-sible
impacts of extending passen-ger
train service throughout the
area. The report noted several over-passes
that residents desired near
schools could not be built, leaving
many residents upset.
The rail line will pass near Dorsey
High School and Foshay Learning
Center, where at-level street cross-ing
will be built as opposed to aerial
overpasses. Concerns have been and
continue to be raised about the safe-ty
of the crossings, especially in ar-eas
with high numbers of children.
“Our basic objection is that the
line is being built at street level,
and that’s a danger,” said Damien
Goodmon, coordinator of the Fix
Expo Rail Campaign.
Expo Line project officials and
MTA policies, however, said the
street and pedestrian crossings are
safe and will not be congested.
Beyond safety concerns, the proj-ect
has faced budgeting and sched-uling
hurdles from its inception.
“This region needs rail transit,”
Goodmon said. “But it does not need
it built cheaply and inadequately.”
But Gabriela Collins of the Expo
Line project said many of the con-cerns
have arisen from project en-hancements
that were not part of
the original plan. She said the main
goal is simply to finish the project.
“We’ve been responsive to con-cerns,”
Collins said. “Our focus is to
work to complete construction in
a timely fashion and provide an al-ternative
to the 10 freeway, which is
highly congested.”
The issues with scheduling — the
project was originally set to be fin-ished
earlier than is now planned
— have been brought to California
Public Utilities Commissioner
Timothy Simon, who said in an
open letter that expediting the proj-ect
is a major concern.
“You can be assured that I am
fully aware of the legitimate public
need for a speedy resolution,” Simon
wrote. “In this regard, I have asked
all of our staff to expedite this pro-cess.
I consider this of the highest
priority.”
The project is currently in
Phase 2, which encompasses certi-fication
of the Final Environmental
Impact Report and outlines an ex-tension
and certification of the
Concerns raised as Expo Rail construction continues
Construction work on the
stations surrounding USC
could cause traffic problems.
| see expo, page 7 |
By Natalie Chau
Daily Trojan
As health care continues to take
center stage on Capitol Hill and across
the country, students and profession-als
from the Keck School of Medicine
traveled to Sacramento this weekend
to lobby for single-payer health care.
Hosted by the California Health
Professional Student Alliance, Lobby
Day 2010 served as a venue for more
than 500 medical students and pro-fessionals
to appeal to state legisla-tors
in hopes of gaining support for
a statewide, single-payer health care
bill.
The USC group California Student
Physicians for Healthcare Reform
helped spread the word about Lobby
Day and recruited nearly 50 Keck stu-dents
and professionals who are pas-sionate
about single-payer health
care.
Keck students
lobby for health
care reform
Students and faculty attend a
two-day conference to push for
single-payer health care.
| see keck, page 8 |
The end of an era
Expo Line Route
USC Vermont
Station
USC/Expo
Park Station
Jefferson
Station
Vermont Ave .
F igue roa St.
F lower St.
J e ff e r s on Blv d .
Expos ition Blvd.
Leah Turner | Daily Trojan
Mike Lee | Daily Trojan